The SAVE Act and its more extreme version, the SAVE America Act, could shut millions of eligible citizens out of our democracy. Tell Congress to reject these attacks on our freedom to vote at aclu.org/stop_anti_voter_

Reminder: Don't pirate books. It's not like pirating movies, where it's not gonna hurt anyone. Pirating books is literally taking food out of writers' mouths. Go to the library or borrow a friend's copy.

If every person who has attempted or plans to attend a No Kings March votes Blue in the midterm election Congress can be retaken. Think about what this simple act can accomplish. Be sure you double check that you are registered to vote well in advance. This is a very patriotic act .

Some of this. Also sometimes, it’s a display of empathy, where we aren’t accepting culpability so much as commiserating.

“Don't write or draw for money. Do it because you love it...” I mean, yeah. Obviously we enjoy doing it, otherwise we wouldn't BE doing. That said, it'd be cool being paid and supported enough to simply live as creatives, and in turn, have the freedom to create wild new things without restraint.

Operation Epic Fury. A reminder, a certain epic hero's rage sent countless of his own people to their deaths.

Success as an author has many definitions. For example, here is a pile of my books that my cat is using as her favorite new viewing platform to look outside the window, and that to me is what success looks like. Making a little chonky cat happy.

Incredibly delighted to say the first review is in for ALL HAIL CHAOS, and it’s a starred review! Honestly, this book was tricky to write, and it was hard to be true to the wild ride I believe it was meant to be. This makes me hope I did right by you. 😘 Thank you @ala-booklist.bsky.social

Face reveal. Wrong answers only.

Measles was wiped out in the U.S. 25 years ago and now we’re already past 1,000 cases in February because vaccination rates dropped below the safety line. This is what happens when public health gets gutted and people stop trusting basic science.

Please vote today for “These Marbles Were Never White” in the short non-fiction category if you can! It would mean the world to me to see my essay about the importance of Greek and BIPOC voices in Greek myth adaptations make it to the shortlist 🏛️

“So one thing is worth much: to keep on living with truth and justice and in good will even among liars and unjust men” Ἓν ὧδε πολλοῦ ἄξιον, τὸ μετ᾿ ἀληθείας καὶ δικαιοσύνης εὐμενῆ τοῖς ψεύσταις καὶ ἀδίκοις διαβιοῦν. #Aurelius

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center: If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.

me to my therapist:

a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.

Taking an anti-vaccination stances against a treatment that saves the life of ONE IN FIVE HUNDRED KIDS and has no verified deaths involving healthy recipients is not just anti-science and anti-logic, it's evil. I have studied this disease too extensively to soften that word. It's just evil.

“This untapped potential of asexual storytelling is one way that I think of asexuality as an abundance, in contrast to the usual narrative of lack.” The amount of times this interview got me resonating!!! From the playing pretend as a kid and writing it down, to ace gothic romance, to abundance.

The SAVE America Act is a danger for democracy, but we still have a chance to defeat it in the Senate. Tell your senators to stop this bill at aclu.org/stop_anti_voter_

ICYMI, my essay about the importance of Greek voices in Greek myth adaptations has been longlisted for a BSFA Award in the Best Short Non-Fiction category. Please vote for it by Feb 19! Or if you can’t vote, please share far and wide? www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

If you really want Trump to be held accountable then you MUST vote in the midterm election regardless of what you think about the candidates. Voting Democrat holds the ONLY possibility of ridding your country of the malignant cancer occupying the White House now.

Want to support teaching of ancient ethics in prisons? Here's a blog with a link to JustGiving. £10 buys course material for 4 prisoners. @durhamclassics.bsky.social edithorial.blogspot.com/2026/02/anci...

Sex and relationship advice can send messages that limit what aspec people can aspire to and ask for in relationships.

This, from that @moryan.bsky.social piece, all day, every day.

‘So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters’ Hear from gorgons, gods and mortals for just 99p on Kindle. 🐍 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VGZJ8R...

I’m slowly reading OUR ROGUE FATES and @theeyeofsarahn.bsky.social is bringing me a lot of queer joy in aggressively unpleasant times. Add this one to your 2026 TBRs for sure. And look at these lovely preorder gifts

You know, Helen of Troy was fathered by a swan and born from an egg but I’m not hearing any swan complaining she doesn’t represent them accurately. Probably because the swans are aware of how mythology works and that she is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER.

Heroic Appearances: Or, What Did Helen Look Like? sententiaeantiquae.com/2025/11/12/h...

It's Aspec Reading Bingo Day -- in which I recommend books for the year-long Aspec Bingo by @nerdydreamer107 and @queerbooksupremacy on Instagram. Today's prompt is ASEXUAL ALLOROMANTIC MC One slide, focused on (mostly) lesser known books this time. You can find the list in the ALT text! ♠️🌈📚

using ai for brainstorming/concepts is pathetic because 6year old me's imagination was coming up with whole universes just from playing with this plastic castle

It really saddens me to see people who claim they love language shilling for “AI”. Dressing it up as niche academic or scientific uses doesn’t elide the massive harm being perpetuated. You ought to know better. Stop it. Get some help.

My pre-order gifts for @theeyeofsarahn.bsky.social ‘s Our Rogue Fates are here and they are so pretty! The print, the tarot card…this pre-order campaign is excellent and I’m so excited for this LOTR-inspired romantasy! (We need more queer romantasy and anti-heroes, please support this book!)

Better still, DuckDuckGo now allows you to disable AI results AND images 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

In Minnesota, scores of ordinary people are bravely looking out for their neighbors, defending their communities, and protesting lawless violence. They are the best of America. Here's how to stand with them. www.standwithminnesota.com

It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...

May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.

PSA: You do NOT have "until Jan 30th" to call your reps about ICE. The House is voting on the DHS appropriations bill TODAY (1/22) 🚨🚨

Sinners is the most nominated film in OSCARS HISTORY!!!

"why do you write?" because if I don't write, the creative energy within me will then ricochet around my insides without an outlet, and I'll explode into a cloud of stardust that floats around haunting people by whispering tales of the writing that never was. You've been warned.

‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26

friendly reminder, your creative efforts are worthy and they always have been. No one is immune to imposter syndrome and feeling bad about their work at times, but your worth isn't marked by productivity or amount of likes. And remember, you're so so cool and hot and capable of creating that art

"AI" is a grift, a consent-violation machine, a protection racket all rolled into one. It destroys everything it touches.

Not. Even. Once. NOT EVER. What… I should *pay them for using what they already stole from me*? And *thousands* of my friends and colleagues? HARD PASS. *Some* things are worth starving for. 😡

Reminder that fellow writers are your companions, not your competitors. We all want the same thing, and we should support each other along the way! 💜✨

I swear ‘Sinners’ was totally snubbed at the Golden Globes 😡 How in the world…??

The grief the grief the grief. And the rage and love. We have it in us to be so much better than this.

DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT

And my ongoing comfort read and fun world to inhabit is @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social Long Live Evil which went on roadtrips with me this year and got me thru an Idaho duststorm.

And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.